HISTORY 103 Lecture 24: Lecture 24 - The Angel of History's Blessing
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Stage 1: high fertility, high mortality - slow population growth. Stage 2: high fertility, low mortality - explosive population growth. Stage 3: low fertility, low mortality - minimal population growth. Rational self-interest rules both sides, but their objectives are totally incompatible. In a nut shell, that is why you don"t have peace. There are contradictory trends and it is impossible to decide who will emerge stronger if the stalemate continues indefinitely. The long term tendency for temporary provisional arrangements to become permanent. Gradually over time israel has become more integrated into the middle easter region o o. Still regarded by the majority of arabs as an alien and unwelcome entity. Has become less unwelcome over time to the general populations and governments of the main sunni states. In 1979, egypt recognized israel, followed by jordan in 1994. In 2002 and 2007, the arab league offered recognition in return for the pre 1967 borders.
